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Global food crisis is expected to extend to more parts of the world as ‘biofuels frenzy’ and other misguided policies have contributed to the escalating problem.
Food prices have soared and rice consumption has outpaced production, threatening a billion people with malnutrition.
International agriculture researchers warned that farmers will need to double global food production by 2030 to meet rising demand, and said countries should impose a moratorium on grain-based ethanol and biodiesel to rein in skyrocketing prices for corn, rice, soybeans and wheat.
"For the first time, it's been clear that we are consuming more rice than we are producing globally," said Robert Zeigler, head of International Rice Research Institute, blaming population and economic growth.
We're all familiar with the biofuels frenzy that has distorted grain markets and the crisis could cause 100 million people to slip back into poverty,” said Zeigler.
"We need to produce twice the volume of food by 2030, plus meet the challenge of fuel," Sere said, adding that new funding in research and development of resistant, higher-yield crop strains is critical.
Zdroj: www.commodityonline.com/news/topstory/newsdetails.php
05.05.2008
